Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Coll ege of Engineering A iter a varied career in Trinity College and Duke University, engineering is now established as a permanent college with a special building designed to meet its re- quirements. The first t o r in a 1 courses leading to a B.S. in engi- neering were offered as early as 1887. Although occupying Asbury and Bivins buildings b 1 ( )23. the engineering division did not become the College of Engineering until 1939. Finally, in 1948. a 8700.000 structure was erected of colonial architecture because of its adapta- bility to engineering and scientific research projects. A complete edu- cation in civil, electric, and me- chanical engineering with every possible opportunity for practical kno wledge is now available. William Holland Hall, Dean of the College of Engineering since 1939, has been associated with this division on the Duke campus for thirty-six years. Dean Hall gained his fust teaching experience as a high school mathematics teacher in Harold C. Bird Civil Engineering w Wilson. North Carolina. After two years at the United States Naval Academy, he obtained his A.B. and M.A. degrees from Duke University in 1913 and 1914, and during his undergraduate years was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta kappa, and Kappa Alpha. Subse- quently, he secured his B.C.E. de- gree at the University of Michigan and his M.S. degree in Civil Engi- neering at the University of Wis- consin. Even in view of this long list of accomplishments, the most impressive characteristic of Dean Hall is that he is truly in close ac- Ralpii S. Wilbi n Mechanical Enainecrini. William Holland Hall, Demi cord with his engineering Minimis. Practical experience is the main feature of the men who serve as this college ' s department chairmen. The jobs ol directing water power de- velopment and factor) construction have fallen to Harold C. Bird. Chairman of Civil Engineering. In addition to being a consulting radio engineer, Walter J. Seeley, Chair- man of Electrical Engineering, i- an expert on submarine detecting devices. Chairman of Mechanical Engineering. K. S. Wilbur, has had much experience with shipbuilding ompanies. and manufacturing ilter .1. Seeley Electrical Engineering

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Mary Grace Wilson Ellen H. Huckabee Roberta F. Brinkley Woman ' s College Marianna D. Jenkins Elizabeth . I ' eksons Th completing her first four years as Dean of the Woman ' s College, Miss Roberta Florence Brinkley has brought many new ideas and innovations, the most outstanding of which is the bi-weekly chapel service on East Campus. Dean Brinkley came to Duke upon com- pletion of a year of research in England while on sab- bitical leave from Goucher College. A Phi Beta Kappa, she is also an authority on English poetry and has written many books on this subject. Dean of Residence. Miss Mary Grace Wilson, super- vises student extra-curricular activities. Miss Wilson is a graduate of Winthrop College and attended Colum- bia University for graduate work. She is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, education fraternity. Miss Ellen Huckabee, Associate Dean of Undergrad- uate Instruction, received her A.B. and M.A. from Duke University, where she became a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Miss Huckabee is also active in the American Association of University Women. Miss Marianna Jenkins is 1 lie newly appointed As- sociate Dean of Undergraduate Instruction. Miss Jenk- ins obtained her M.A. and Ph.D. at Bryn Mawr. She is a member of the College Ait Association of America. Director of Admissions, Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson Persons, obtained her .l ' . and M.A. from Duke Uni- versity. She has also studied at the I niversity of ennsvivama unaer M« F« history.

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School of Forestry C. F. KORSTIAN, Dean r uke boasts one of the two graduate schools of For- estry to be found in the entire United States. The Duke Forest, a tract of 7,500 acres containing pine and hardwood trees typical of this region, provides a natural laboratory, while the excellent facilities of the Biology Department are available to forestry students for other types of research. The Southern Pine As- sociation has joined with the School of Forestry in placing graduate foresters in the Southern lumber in- dustry lor a period of a year to give them the practical experience necessary. Thus, Duke offers two degrees in the field — the Mas- ter of Forestry which requires two years for completion and the Doctor of Forestry which is based upon both advanced stud) and research. Dr. Clarence F. Korstian, Dean of the School of For- estry, came l Duke as Director of the Duke Forest and professor of silviculture. Upon the establishment of this school in I ' . ' ! ' !. he was named dean. He is known in the world of forestry lor his articles on silviculture. In 2 he was co-editor of The Naturalist ' s Guide to the tmericas. Dr. Korstian is active in Durham civic life as a member of the Rotarj Club, a Mason, and a member of the Duke Executive Council. Joseph A. McClain, Jr., Dean School of Law Established first in 1924, the School of Law was not installed in its present building on West Campus until 1930. This year the Law School has a new dean, twelve faculty members, and a total enrollment of 205 students who have completed their undergraduate train- ing at Duke and other accredited schools. After the resignation of Harold Shepherd in 1949, Charles L. B. Lowndes took the reins as acting dean until the appointment of J. A. McClain, Jr. to the posi- tion of Dean of the School of Law by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 1950. Dr. McClain is ideally suited for his position as Dean of the Law School due to his wealth of experience at leading universities and in the business world. He holds degrees from Yale University and Tulane I ni- versity. He served several years as counsel for the Wabash Railroad at St. Louis, Missouri. Immediately prior to assuming his duties at Duke he was Dean of the Washington University Law School. He has written many articles for legal periodicals and law reviews. Many of the special activities of the Law School ' s faculty and students bring this division of the University to the attention of the whole campus. The Duke Legal Clinic operates to help students, organizations, and citizens of Durham alike. The students have not onk managed to find time out from their studies to hold many dances and cabin parties, but the) also edit a vearbook especially for themselves. The Homburg hat, gold -headed cane, and dark-striped suit as symbols of Duke ' s future lawyers are very much in evidence on the two campuses. 26